Best Open Source vulkan Libraries
A curated list of the most popular GitHub repositories tagged with vulkan. Select any project to visualize its architecture and dive into the codebase using RepoMind's AI engine.
#1shadps4-emu/shadPS4
PlayStation 4 emulator for Windows, Linux and macOS written in C++
#2google/filament
Filament is a real-time physically based rendering engine for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, and WebGL2
#3lettier/3d-game-shaders-for-beginners
🎮 A step-by-step guide to implementing SSAO, depth of field, lighting, normal mapping, and more for your 3D game.
#4k4yt3x/video2x
A machine learning-based video super resolution and frame interpolation framework. Est. Hack the Valley II, 2018.
#5RPCS3/rpcs3
PlayStation 3 emulator and debugger
#6bkaradzic/bgfx
Cross-platform, graphics API agnostic, "Bring Your Own Engine/Framework" style rendering library.
#7doitsujin/dxvk
Vulkan-based implementation of D3D8, 9, 10 and 11 for Linux / Wine
#8gfx-rs/wgpu
A cross-platform, safe, pure-Rust graphics API.
#9AaronFeng753/Waifu2x-Extension-GUI
Video, Image and GIF upscale/enlarge(Super-Resolution) and Video frame interpolation. Achieved with Waifu2x, Real-ESRGAN, Real-CUGAN, RTX Video Super Resolution VSR, SRMD, RealSR, Anime4K, RIFE, IFRNet, CAIN, DAIN, and ACNet.
#10glfw/glfw
A multi-platform library for OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, window and input
#11stenzek/duckstation
Fast PlayStation 1 emulator for x86-64/AArch32/AArch64/RV64
#12cocos/cocos-engine
Cocos simplifies game creation and distribution with Cocos Creator, a free, open-source, cross-platform game engine. Empowering millions of developers to create high-performance, engaging 2D/3D games and instant web entertainment.
#13xenia-project/xenia
Xbox 360 Emulator Research Project
#14dotnet/Silk.NET
The high-speed OpenGL, OpenCL, OpenAL, OpenXR, GLFW, SDL, Vulkan, Assimp, WebGPU, and DirectX bindings library your mother warned you about.
#15Nukem9/dlssg-to-fsr3
Adds AMD FSR 3 Frame Generation to games by replacing Nvidia DLSS Frame Generation (nvngx_dlssg).
#16gameplay3d/gameplay
Open-source, cross-platform, C++ game engine for creating 2D/3D games.
#17axmolengine/axmol
Axmol Engine – A Multi-platform Engine for Desktop, XBOX (UWP), WebAssembly and Mobile games.
#18homelab-00/TranscriptionSuite
A fully local and private Speech-To-Text app, offering multiple model backends, diarization & calendar mode - Available for Windows, macOS & Linux
#19Kelsidavis/WoWee
World of Warcraft Engine Experiment - a custom opensource client.
#20milos-agathon/forge3d
Rust‑first, cross‑platform wgpu/WebGPU renderer exposed to Python for fast, headless 3D rendering. Built in Rust, shipped as Python wheels.